Marbled Murrelet Recovery Strategy

The marbled murrelet a small seabird that nests in large conifer trees is a federally threatened species covered by the washington state department of natural resources dnr s trust lands habitat conservation plan hcp.

Marbled murrelet recovery strategy.

Federal register 61 fr 26256. Marbled murrelets are adversely affected by reductions and modifications to late successional forests. Habitat loss due to uncharacteristically severe fire is of particular concern in the klamath mountains ecoregion. The adopted marbled murrelet conservation strategy will protect 59 000 acres of occupied marbled murrelet sites areas where murrelets have been sighted and 58 000 acres of forestland set aside specifically for the bird.

Critical habitat gis data. The marbled murrelet is identified as a species of greatest conservation need sgcn under the state wildlife action plan swap. Risk and. Sgcn classified species include both those with and without legal protection status under the federal or state endangered species programs as well as game species with low populations.

Fish and wildlife service. In 1990 marbled murrelets were designated as threatened by the committee on the status of endangered wildlife in canada once a species is listed as threatened by cosewic a recovery strategy is developed by a recovery team in accordance with guidelines formulated by the recovery of nationally endangered wildlife program renew. Listing status regulatory documents current recovery plan other recovery documents critical habitat. Recovery strategy for the marbled murrelet brachyramphus marmoratus in canada 2014 06 03 the minister of the environment and the minister responsible for the parks canada agency are the competent ministers under sara for the marbled murrelet and have prepared this strategy as per section 37 of sara.

This federal recovery strategy identifies critical habitat to the extent possible based on the best available information for marbled murrelet. Marbled murrelets require late successional forests with specific nest tree characteristics. More precise boundaries may be mapped and additional critical habitat may be added in the future if additional research supports the inclusion of areas beyond those currently identified. Recovery plan for the threatened marbled murrelet brachyramphus marmoratus in washington oregon and california.

Federal register 57 fr 45328 pdf 1 5 mb critical habitat. Dnr has operated under an interim murrelet conservation strategy since the approval of its hcp by the us fish and wildlife service usfws in 1997. Recovery strategy for the marbled murrelet 2014 2 breeding alternate plumage is a marbled grey brown plumage that provides good. Marbled murrelet recovery team.

Species at risk act.